Pocket cigar lighter



June 10, 1930. c. HARDY POCKET CIGAR LIGHTER Filed Nov. 7. 1927 v iavweutoz v Chdfes Hardg 35 imibliomw Patented June 1o,i193o UNITE STATEPATENT oF-FlcE crmnnnsmnny, on NEW: Yonx', .1\T.}Y., ASSIGNOR. 'rownmisivovanrms conrom- Home! NEW YORK. 1v. n CORPORATION or NEW YORK 1cm arm. uen'rnn Application med November=7,'1927. serial No. 281,569.

This invention relates to acigar lighter,

and relates more particularl to'a pocket cigar lighter of the type in wicha-friction .wheel is rotated in contact with a body of a pyrophoricalloy for producing a spark emission which serves to ignite a" fuelcontaining wick. I

- In pocket cigar lighters of this class a liquid fuel is contained in areceptacle, the

top or cover of which carries the operating parts of thelighter whichinclude a wick 'tube, a holder for a body of pyrophoric al-- loy, theactuating means cooperating with the alloy for producing the sparkemission, 1 and a snufler device cooperating with the wick. Amon cigarlighter 0 this type are the rovision of, a receptacle construction whicis proof against leakage or evaporation of the liquid fuel contentsthereof, the provision of aconstruction and assemblage of "the operatingparts which possesses ruggedness and relia bility of action, andtheprovision of suchan organization of all of the parts which affordse'ase of manufacturing, assembling and finishing operations- Aprime'object of my invention centers about the provision of'a pocketcigar lighter in which these combined desiderata are effectivelyaccomplished.

To the accom lishmentofthe' foregoing and such other '0 jects as willhereinafter ap-' pear, my invention consists in the elements and theirrelation one to the other as herearticularly described and inafter moresought to be de ed in the claims, reference bein had to the accompanyingdrawings whic show the preferred embodiment of my invention, and inwhich- 1 Fig. 1 is a vertical elevationalview of the cigar lighter of mypresent invention, the

same being shown in section taken in the the downwardly extending ordepending plane of the line 1-1, Fig. 4,

Fig. 2 'is a top plan view thereof with a part broken away, 7 Fig. 3 isa fragmentary view of the same taken in cross-section in the plane ofthe line accomplish ineffective combination the dethe' prime desideratain a- -of parts which a operations, the resulting construction pos- *ingparts mounted thereon is so constructed and related to the-receptaclecasing as to 05 sired objects of'p'roducinga leak and evaporationproofreceptacle and an organization ords ease and convenience ofmanufacturing, assembling and finishing sessing the desired ruggednessand reliability of: action. This I accomplish by making the cover wall12 in the form of a metal cast ing embodying supporting and housingmeans'for lighter operating elements, specifically, awi'cktube 17, aspring plunger hous- ,.ing '19 anda cooperating support 20 for thesnufl'er arm,'18,"as well as a standard or post 21 for the pyrophoricbody container 14, all cast into an'integral unit, and by then relatingthis unitary casting with the casing wall 11 in such a way as toproducea leak-proof joint therebetween.

i More specifically, therefore, the cover-wall 12 is made in the formof; a metal casting having asubstantially thick plate section 22terminating in a marginal lip 23 and provided with a depending marginalflange portion 24 set sli htlyinwardly of the lip 23, the said platebeing cast-as an integral unit with the upwardly extending wickj tube 17as i none of the supporting parts for the operating elements are joinedto'the cover plate by any means, as is the case in prior constructions,whlch are subject to being loosened and thus producing undesirable leakcrevices afford, a wider latitudeand greater convenience in producing'afinished appearance for the receptacle casing, which usually-is made ofa costly metal, the cover-plate 12 is combined with the casing wall 11without'the use of sealing...mea'ns such as solder heretofore employedat the joining edges. This result is preferably accomplished by themaking of the upper wall 12 in the form of a casting which provides themarginal flange 24, the

' latter serving as a substantially rigid forming means over which thecomparatively yieldable metal casing wall 11 is fitted. By reference toFigs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that the top of thecasing wall 11 is fitted over the marginal flange 24; this being donewith a binding fit, the organization and use of materials being suchthat the ceive the rivets.

upper part of-the casing wall 11 takes the form and shape of themarginal flange and makes therewith a leak-proof joint, this beingassisted by the engagement of the upper margin of the wall 11 with thecover lip 23. By

means of this interrelation of the parts I have foundthat it is entirelyunnecessary to solder the joint between these parts, and that it issuflicient in order to permanently prevent detachment of the parts tosecure the same together by additional interengagi'ng and locking means,inthis case a pair of rivets 27 and 28, the depending flange portion 24being preferably bossed at the points which re- Toprovide for aleak-proof joint for the bottom of the casing wall 11, the cover wall 13is also constructed in the form of a casting embodying a plate 29similar to the-top cover plate having a marginal lip 30 and an inwardlyset flange 31,, which flange receives the bottom portion of the casingwall 11 with a binding fit, the parts being secured:

together by means of the oppositely positioned rivets 32 and 33, thisconstruction also providing a leak-proof joint.

-To carry out the desideratum of eliminating special tooling operationsand s ecial securing elements, the pyrophoric bo of an externallytoothed section 34 provided tion is forced into the wall of the-aperture26 y holder 14 is attached to the post 21 bythe provisionusual adjustingscrew 35 acting on a spring I and plunger 36 which in turn is activeagainst the pyrophoric body 15.

Cooperating with the pyrophoric body I provide the operating meansheretofore des-, ignated as 16 which comprises a friction wheel 37force-fitted onto a sleeve 38 formed integrally with an operating fingerwheel 39, the same being force-fitted onto a spindle 40 which is looselyjournalled in the extending part 41 of the tube 14 and in the aperture42 provided in the cover plate 12. The snuffer device 18 preferablycomprises an arm 43 having at one end a block44 journaled in the pivotpin 45, said block having two of its faces cooperating with aspring-pressed plunger 45 housed by the casing 19 operative for holdingthe snuffer device in either itsclosed or open position, the saidsnuffer device 18 at its other end including a snufler box 46 and a cover47 integral therewith, said cover fitting over the sparking wheel 37.

The snuifer box 46 is provided internally with a tube 48 which fits overthe wick tube 17 said wick tube being internally provided with thetubular element 49 which snugly holds the wick 50.

The bottom plate 29 may'be provided with the customary holder 51 forrefills, said holder being threadedly removable from a cap 52 which inturn defines a filling closure threadedly removable from the bottomplate 29.

The use and operation of the cigar lighter of my present invention andthe many advantages thereof will in the main, be fully ap parent fromthe above detailed description thereof. It will be particularly seenthat the manner of'constru cting and organizing the parts is such as topermit the manufacturing of a minimum number of parts and the assemblingthereof with a minimum of securing elements,all to the end of producinga very rigid structure having a certainty of action. It will be alsoapparent that the parts are so designed as to minimize any such leakcrevices as appear after some use in prior devices, through Whichcrevices the volatile liquid fuel readily evaporates. It will be furtherseen that the cover and bottom plates are so joined to the casing wallas to permit the obtaining of leak-proof joints without the use'ofsolder heretofore employed, this permitting a greater convenience andrange of use of diflerent finishes for the metals employed in devices ofthis character.

' It will be further-apparent that while I have shown and described 'myinvention in centrallyof the'tube 14, which toothed secthe preferredform, many changes and modiclosed without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim: 4 a 1. A lighter comprising a'tubular casing of elongated crosssection and a cast cover wall permanently fitted thereto, the said coverwall havingiintegrally cast therewith 'supporting and housing means forlighter operating elements and a depending marginal flange, and thetubular casing being force fitted over the marginal' flange with abinding housing means for lighter operating elements and a dependingmarginal flange, the said bottom wall having'integrally cast therewithanupstanding marginal flange, and the said tubular casing being fittedoverthe marginal cally locking the tubular casing permanently fp p 3 IS1gned at New York 1n the county of New flanges and making therewithpermanent leakproof joints.

3. A lightercomprising a tubular casing of elongated cross section and acast cover wall permanently fitted thereto, the said cover wall havingintegrally cast therewith supporting and housing means for lighter oper-"ating elements and a depending marginal flange, the tubular casingbeing fitted over the saidmarginal flange and making therewith a'permanent leakproof Joint, and additional interengaging means formechamto the cover wall, y

4. A lighter comprising a tubular casing v of elongated cross section,and castcover an ing marginal flange, the said tubular casing bottomwalls permanently fitted thereto, the said. cover wall havingintegrallycast therewith supporting means and ho'usingmeans for lighteroperating elements and adepending marginal flange, the said bottom wallhaving integrally cast therewithan upstandhaving its top andbottomfitted over the said marginal flanges and making therewith permanentleakproof joints, and additional interengaging means for mechanicallylocking the said tubular casing permanently to the said cover and bottomwalls.

5. A lighter comprising a fuel receptaclehaving a cast cover wall,.saidcover wall embodying a plate and an upwardly-extending apertured postcast integrally therewith,

and a separate tube for carrying a pyrophorlc' element forced intoand'rigidly' held by the wall of the aperture in the post.

6. A lighter comprising a fuel receptacle having a cast. cover wall thesaid cover. wall embodying a plate, a depending marginal flange, andanupwardly extending apertured post all cast integrally therewith, a tubefor -arr -'ing a pyrophoric, element. carried by said post, and meanspermanently securing said tube to said post consisting of an externallytoothed section on said tube forced into and rigidly held by the wall ofthe aperture in the post.

7. A lighter comprising an open ended tubular casing, and a cast coverwall, the said cover wall having integrally'cast therewith an upstandingwick tube and snufi'er cap seat, an upstanding snulfer arm support, adepending spring plunger housing, and a depending marginal flange, aspring pressed plunger in said housing, and a snufl'er arm and cap journaled in said support and acted upon by said spring pressed plungerfor normally closing the cap on the seat, the said ifziubular casingbeing fitted over the marginal an e.

8. A partially cast 'and partially tubular lighter comprising a tubularcasing of elongated cross section, cast cover and bottom wallspermanently fitted thereto, and a'tube for carrying a pyrophoricelement, the said cover wall having integrally cast therewith supportingmeans and housing. means for lighter operating elements, including anupstanding apertured post for holding the tube for carrying a pyrophoricelement, the said bottom wall having integrally cast therewith

